>> there you go, live look at the lincoln memorial on this t president's day. it is monday february 17th. good morning i'm tony perkins. >> and i'm allison seymour. happy you are with us to start off this week.ee hopefully youho are watching from bed or on the couch. let us do the work. tucker barnes joining us ernow. you might want to stay inside. it is really bitterly cold out there. >> good morning to you and tony and good morning everybody. temperatures falling back into the teens and low 20s. if you don't have to hurry outside,id relax. temperatures are goingre to warmup to 40. should be more comfortable than yesterday. let's get to the numbers. the 23 degrees at reagan national.al 19 dulles bwi 20. wind when i will temperatures are running in the teens.n satellite radar. that's what you call tha quiet look. no cloud cover out

there. sunshine should be bright andne beautiful throughout the day. lots of blue skies. the winds will be lighter than yesterday when we had winds gusting to 40.0. a bit of a breeze this morning. things will lighten up. cold start toi your day.y. and a sunny but cool afternoon with highs about 40 degrees for your holiday monday. more details on that weather coming up in just a minute. we're going to do traffic with jeff newman. >> i am here. traveling down 270 main and local lanes are at a good pace.oo and the lane divide. in gaithersburg still dealing with a closed road. the fire is out. there was a serious fire there on 355 between south summit and west diamond. road is still closed however the fire is out. montgomery county police on the scene. around toward the

american legion bridge. a lot less congestion than normal. and virginia 395 inside the beltway through arlington and uu toward the 14th street bridge. hov restrictions lifted. and here's new york avenue north capitol street normally very congested. this morning virtually empty. that's a check of your fox 5 on time trachlt >> the country music world is in mourning today following the sudden death of singer mindy mccready. >> sarah simmons is back with a look at her life and how stars are paying their respects. >> good morning allison and tony. police found the body sunday afternoon in her home in arkansas.as they say the 37-year-old likely died of a self inflicted gunshot to the dead. made headlines in the 90s for hits like guys do it all the

time and 10,000 angels. she went through a public battle with substance abuse and a custody battle for her two young sons. her death comes one month after david wilson. her long time boyfriend. he shot himself at the same porch they shared. authorities have not said where her children are. but earlierbu this month she gave them up top foster care. news of her death spread quickly and fellow country stars used twitter payay their respects.r too much tragedy to overcome. rip mindy. carrie underwood added i iegrew up listening to mindy. so sad for her family. many prayers areye going out to them. o an autopsy will be performed today. mindy attempted suicide three other times since 2005. such a sad story. allison and tony.

>> and those kids. thank you. to south africa where oscar pistorius track career is on holtd while he concentrates ons the murder charges he faces in the shooting death of his girlfriend. he's been forced to t cancel all future races. at the t focus of the investigation, a bloody cricket bath. a bondon hearing is set for tomorrow the same day reeva steenkamp will be laid to rest. >> last public appearances as pope on sunday. 100,000 people packed saint peter's square. we learn new details about his health. when he last saw the pope, he appeared to have gone blind in one eye, had trouble hearing and so thin tailors had trouble fitting him with clothes. here at home, a budget

battle to avoid billions of dollars and across the board spending cuts is on hold while law makers are on vacation. >> congress will have one week to strike a deal or the impact will be felt across the country. tmelanie alnwick is live on capitol hill with more. good morning, melanie. >> reporter: good morning,er tony. and how ding these impacts will be really depends where you are. the cuts are necessary in order to deal with the deficit. we have republicans and democrats d working very hard to protect their favorite program. and really doesn't seem to be much hope for a compromise. republicans pointed out the across the board budget cuts were president obama's idea. part of the deal made in congress. the agreement was to find $1.2 trillion in deficit reduction over ten years. with the economy making strides, the white house arguest now is not

the time and want hz to replace cuts with more tax revenue despite republican opposition. >> they willpu not even consider anything that includes increased revenues.nu not even closing loopholes for jets or oil and gas companies. that seems to be to be a position that we ought to have them reexamine and come to the table and have a real discussion. >> if you want to look at ways to find $1.2 trillion, let's look at$1 obama care. let's don'ts destroy the military and cut blindly across th reporter: it'h in agreement the dc region will be the most impacted. and coming up at 7:30, a closer looa at what it will mean for ourou local economy. >> all right, melanie. thank you very much. th in other news, a leaked immigration proposal is drawing harsh criticism from republicans. the draft bill leaked to usa today would create

a special visa for illegal immaterial grants allowing them to stay in the u.s. only those who have been convicted of less than three crimes and spent no more than a year in prison. a bipartisan deal is also in the works which would require full boarder security before pathway to citizenship is offered. meanwhile, senator john mccain is speaking out about the delay to vote on the defense d secretary pick. republicans should stop stalling a vote despite a his belief that chuck hagel is not qualified to run the pentagon. >> making headlines around the region now, the investigation continues into a house fire in southeast that critically injuredt a little girl. g flames ripped through this home on 33rd street yesterday morning.ay the 4 year old girl remains in the hospital. a 2 year old boy and

three adults were treated for minor injuries. the home's owner is charged with felony threats and simple assault. investigators say he made threats against one of the women living at that home while crews worked to put out the flames.t police on the eastern shore are investigating the murder of a college student. 21-year-old edmond saint clair was stabbed to death on the campus of the university of maryland eastern shore. police do not believen this was a random crime and may have been the result of an argument that was on going or on-going disput. >> and a virginia family will be waiting to hear the resultses of a vote in the virginia senate today. law makers are scheduled to vote on a bill that would make it easier for parents, guardians or other representatives to get access to a minor's online accounts after that minor is death. ricky and diane rash hunted for clues into their teenage son's suicide in

2011 but were blocked from accessing facebook page because of privacy laws. >> well, you see it there, it's the power of social media and people. still ahead at 7:00, how twitter helped convince the makers of a popular bourbon not to change the recipe hchlt and a toddler slapped on a flight. we'rea going to hear from the outraged parent. >> but first, ladies first. dave ross will join us live show us how danica patrick made nascar history. >> as we take you to the break, a live look outside. the latest weather and traffic from tucker and jeff next. it's 7:09.  ♪ that t aroma calls to you

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to help mark president's day, the race to mount rushmore comes to an end. they'll meet george, abe and tom there. i feel like i should call them the president. mr. president tom and george. fans can decide who wins by voting on twitter. >> meanwhile, president obama spent the holiday weekend on the green in florida and joined by a special guest. the president teed off with tiger woods. got lessons on his swing from wood's former coach. >> i thought we were going to have pictures. >> i was looking for it. butch and tiger did not -- that's interesting to me. maybe he gave him pointers he didn't give tiger. >> obviously, dave ross is here. cap's rally comes to an end. >> they won three in a row. they beat florida and tampa down in florida and had to come back

up north and play in the world's most famous arena. taking on the blue shirts known as new york rangers. this is the first time they've matched up since last year's semi finals. the caps went down. john carlson got us on the board there. but their guy they call him the king in nyc didn't give up any more goals. our guy was very good. traffic in front gets the equalizer right there. and we were all tied up going into the third. hanging out in front. caps lose 2-1. they now have 11 points which is not good. tied for the least amount of points. 5-9 and 1 as we've played 15 games. only 48 game season. >> i have a question at the end of your sports cast.

>> this is.no defense nba all star game as you see lebron james there. there was defense there. get it up ahead. >> kinda pretty. >> i was entertained for the first half. they are not going to play defense. lob city. lob, lob city. one more from kevin durant. it's an all star game. >> i don't think he traveled. >> i don't think so either. cpiii is your mc p. how about history. danica patrick, the first woman ever to gain the pole position at daytona 500. last year was first time in daytona. her top speed yesterday, 196.4 miles per hour.

she gets congratulations there from jeff gordon. i heard her interviewing and say it will be nice when they say not first female. but it is a historic day. >> how come msg gets to remain msg. >> the world's most famous arena. they can do what they want. >> really? i wish we could stay whatever we used to be. >> we had verizon center. >> yeah, i mean i love it. there's power in that. >> it's just madison square garden. >> i love that. >> i know new york friends are probably like yeah it's our place. forget about it. we're not renaming. >> we don't want at&t stadium. >> i like it like that. thank you, dave. appreciate it. all right, mr. barnes good morning. >> cold? cold day. you like that breeze. >> runnin to the car. >> a bit of a breeze. wind rz blowing at about 40.

it looks promising. not going to be a warm day but better than yesterday. less wind, more sunshine. >> all right. let's take a spin around the country and point out a couple features. 23 in washington. 16 in boston. the nationals were freezing yesterday. it's cold in florida. you can't see it. but 38 in tampa . and they have hard freeze warnings down to central portions of florida. high temperature in miami will only be 70. currently it's 49 there. they don't take that well at all down there. let's mention the warmer or milder temperatures. st. louis is 45. we're not going to warmup in the 60s but tomorrow afternoon we should warm it up into the upper 40s and 50s. a lot of sunshine for your monday. i mentioned temperatures about 40. and less wind. we'll take all of those weather features and out to the

west, that's our next area of storminess starting to take shape. if it gets started earlier enough, could bring us a period west of freezing rain, perhaps sleet early tomorrow. we'll have more details on that. there's your accu weather 7 day forecast. 50 tomorrow with freezing rain. might do another wintery mix on friday and temperatures remain generally a little below normal. >> all right. there you go. thank you, sir. >> turn our attention to the roadways. jeff newman is in for julie. >> in honor of president day i see you dressed like president nixon. that's wonderful. >> what don't you like about what i'm wearing? >> actually, tony, this suit is sharp i just have very few chances to see you. top side of the beltway the only issue is the sun glare.

visors down, sun glasses on, volume at a manageable rate. head over to 95 between the beltway. start with that high resolution camera. traffic is moving without incident. head over to virginia on the approach to the the 14th street bridge. hov lanes are unrestricted today. 395, 95 and 66 you can travel all the lanes no hov restrictions. and light volume coming in from manassas and passing through fair lakes. that's a look at your fox 5 on time traffic. >> thanks, jeff. we are following breaking news from northern virginia. fairfax county fire officials say an unconscious person has been taken out of an apartment following a fire there. happened in the 12,000 block of water side-view drive in virginia. sky fox is on the way to the scene. updates as soon as we get them in. >> still no good news for drivers when it comes to gas

prices. the nationwide average for a gallon of regular climbed 15 cents in the last week. that brings it to $3.73. in just the last month, the price at the pump has climbed more than 40 cents. blame the rising price of oil. drivers in dc are paying close to $4. maryland and virginia pay a little bit less. >> there are a number of events celebrating president's day in our area today. among them a parade in honor of george washington's birthday. this goes from 1 to 3 this afternoon. near city hall's market's square. mount vernon also throwing a birthday bash for the president. from 8 until 4 this afternoon. nice way to honor the founding fathers. >> it is 7:20 on this monday morning. we're going to hear from the parents of a toddler

slapped by a stranger for crying during a cross country flight. and that's not all. >> and later while we celebrate president's day we're learning about the first ladies. we'll be right back. 7:20. 

can you imagine someone wanting to hurt him? >> that's what people across the country are asking after a bizarre incident on board a delta flight earlier this month. an idaho man slapped a toddler and called him a racial slur during a flight from minneapolis to atlanta. >> that man is facing federal charges and been fired from his job. according to authorities, joe ricky hunley was flying next to jessica and her son. he was drinking and baligerant and saying her son was too old to

sit on his lap. jonah began crying and he demanded he be quiet. >> fell on to my face and his mouth was in my ear and he said it again but even more hateful. he was on my face. i pushed him away. that's when he slapped jonah. he could have hit my son so hard. >> and caused permanent damage. >> this is a grown man hitting a toddler. >> he is charged with simple assault and could face up to a year in jail if he's convicted. >> changing a child's behavior could be as simple as changing the channel in some cases. a study out today shows switching from violent shows to

educational shows can improve pre-schooler's behavior even without getting them to watch less tv. modest and faded overtime. but the data could help find ways to help young people avoid aggressive and violent behavior. nothing for the adults apparently. those stories do not go together. >> still ahead, a closer look at sequestration and the impact on thousands of federal workers when the acts finally drops. >> as we head to the break, a live look outside. the latest waeth letter and traffic from tucker and jeff. it is now 7:26. we'll be right back. ñ

7:29 welcome back. we continue to follow breaking news. fire officials say an unconscious person has been taken out of an apartment following a fire there. what you are looking at. this happened at a complex in the 1200 block in herndon. meantime, we're getting first look at some of the

fragments of the meteor that exploded over russia on friday. >> scientists checked out a frozen lake. showed off small space rock fragments. clean up from damage caused continued today. much of the glass blown out of windows from the sonic boom has already been replaced. loud enough for sensors halfway around the world to pick it up. wow. >> i was very happy when friday -- was it friday when the asteroid came and pass. i was looking at the clock. 2:36 came and went away. ignorance really is bliss. i don't know what happened. >> can be. the truth is most of the meteors and asteroids that come by we don't see. >> which is also a little unsettling. you have no control over the bigger thing. fingers crossed and be the best person

you can. >> concentrate on more important things. >> can't control that either. >> let's do temperatures. we're cold this morning in the teens and 20s. definitely a cold start with winds still blowing here out of the north and west hchlt 23 in washington. 20 in baltimore. check out teens. these are air temperatures. frederick burg you are cold. 16 for you. teens here in the mountains. you get the idea . temperatures really getting a chance to plummet. we had that big coastal storm this weekend. this is canadian high pressure. mix in the wind, not as bad as yesterday. still a bit of a breeze here out of the north and west. making it feel like single digits in some spots. feels like 6 in manassas. 8 up in hagerstown.

lots of layers if you are going to be out early. we should warm it up near 40 this afternoon. and should be more comfortable than it was yesterday. we're expecting a lot of sunshine. high pressure is going to keep us dry today. don't have a lot to talk about. we will start to cloud up tonight out towards st. louis and our next storm system will bring us a chance for showers along with milder air tomorrow afternoon. we're expecting highs about 50. when this system gets in here early tomorrow morning driving to work. it is possible parts of the area generally west of town for the communities and the mountains could be dealing with freezing rain or sleet. we want to look out for that possibility. 41 today. winds north and west at about 5. 32 tonight increasing clouds and cold overnight. winds are shifting out of the south. and it will get here by tomorrow

afternoon. wednesday and thursday sunshine. could be a wintery mix friday and bounce it up back in the mid 40s for the weekend. average daytime high is 48. starting to turn the corner to warmer temperatures. that's weather. let's do traffic. and jeff newman is in this morning. >> checking out the beltway. lanes are open. volume a lot less than normal. sunday traffic regulations meters not enforced. no parking fees in montgomery. parking fees are being enforced in howard and annarunble counties. checking the top side of the beltway. only problem is the sun glare. good pace in both directions from college park around to the legion bridge. just getting started. northbound on 95. and up toward the mixing bowl travel lanes are

wide open with no incidents and no delays. traveling through alexandria and arlington. that is a look at your fox 5 on time traffic. >> congress is not in -- government employees may be among the first to feel the pinch. for more details we turn to paul singer congress and politics editor. good to have you here. thanks for coming in. >> good morning, tony. >> the hope is somehow they can avoid sequestration. but really the chance of that happening is not that great, would you say? >> doesn't look great now. they are out of town. don't have any real plan on the table that looks like it can get majority support. when they get back, they'll have a week to get something done. i'm not particularly enthusiastic of

them saving this off. >> we have been talking about this for quite sometime and some of our folks here have talked to people who may be affected by this. some government programs and defense, there's a lot of questions and question marks as to how prepared do they need to be. how much will they be cut and that type of thing. how much uncertainly is there out there? >> there's a lot of uncertainty. don't know when this will go into affect. they could change their minds two minutes after the last minute. it's never clear how this will play out. no matter what happens, there will be significant cuts in federal spending and every one of those cuts affects somebody. either affects you or the person who works next to you or the supplier who provides to you. there will be cuts. everybody has to be prepare had had for that. the pentagon has started scaling back its contracting. bloomberg had a nice story about

this this morning. really starting to already see the impacts play out to the economy. >> if it happens, on day one of sequestration, automatically programs do the heads of agencies say all right this is gone, this is reduced? >> more or less, yeah. i think it's approximately 8% across the board for the rest of this year. now, obviously, they can't furlough people immediately. that requires a 30 day process. they still have to sift through how much they are going to cut. some of that will take time play out. you could see changes and scaling back almost immediately. some of these things do take time to play out. >> let's say it takes a week or two and then suppose congress during that time comes up with a

solution and says sequestration is over, how much havoc does that wreak? >> life in federal government. any solution that congress comes up with will still see cuts. the whole idea is to try and get $85 billion out of this year's budget even if it's less than that. even if some is done through tax increases. still going to see cuts through the budget. the question of how much and who and down to the dollar of who doesn't get to order that extra box of pens. that's what we're talking about. those kind of things will take times to play out. >> once those cuts are made, i guess they are definitive. you don't get that money back. >> this is only the first year of what is intended to be a ten year budget cutting process. we have gotten into a stage now where you are going to see leaner federal budgets over the next few years.

that's all there is to it. people are unhappy about sequester is there's no real opportunity to decide what is important and less important. that's where the frustration comes in. even if we can figure outlets do this better and more strategically, you are still going to see cuts. >> you hear from some people who say because it's across the board in a wooerd way, it's the fairest way to do it. >> that was the reason they did it, i think. they figured it would take so long to negotiate out whether your program is more important than mine. this is the only way to do it is do it all at once. congress has done this for years. the same basic theory. we can't make the hard decisions. let's take it an easy decision. close our eyes and start slashing. >> all right. i know you'll be writing more about it.

>> we hope to. >> paul singer is with usa today. thank you for coming in. >> appreciate it. >> still ahead this hour, proof the customer is always right. and a musical tribute to president's day. time right now is 7:39 just about and we'll be right back with your talkers of the day. 

all right. this is live footage you are seeing from sky fox of another fire. we told you about a fire in herndon. this one is in falls church virginia in shadow walk lane. it is now a 2 alarm fire. a second alarm has been sounded. we are told that additional lines are going to work. i'm not even sure exactly what that means. but it is now a 2 alarm fire in falls church. you can see it is an active fire and see the flashing lights of some of the fire apparatus there is there right now. keep you posted on this as well as

other fire in herndon virginia which an unconscious person was removed and taken to the hospital. >> cold out there, perhaps people trying to stay warm. we're not sure about the cause, but often in the winter we see fireplaces going wrong, heaters going wrong. >> yeah, and it is cold. temperatures falling back into the teens and 20s. very chilly start to the day. good news forecast for the monday. little warmer than yesterday. still cool with highs about 40. all in all when you include the fact it's a holiday for most people, not a bad day. 22 in annapolis. 19 in gaithersburg and frederick. you've been checking in chilly all morning. mix in the winds and feels like teens for all of us. here's the future cast, today nothing going on. nice quiet afternoon. there we are at 4:00. should be a quiet afternoon.

should see clouds move in late tonight and first part of tomorrow start to see rain move in here. 8, 9, 10:00 tomorrow morning. for viewers out to the west, if it gets in here early enough, there could be issues with sleet or perhaps freezing rain around here early tomorrow. and best chance of that is west of washington and rain showers across the area tomorrow. scattered rain showers with warmer temperatures. here's your accu weather 7 day forecast. 41 today. 50 tomorrow. freezing rain transitioning to rain. wednesday and thursday look good. could be a wintery mix. coastal system on friday . and then mid 40s around here next weekend. temperatures trending a little below average for much of the week with the exception of tomorrow. >> very good. thank you, sir. >> let's get the latest on the on time traffic from jeff

newman. >> good morning, allison. pretty much what we expected with the holiday with light volume. checking the wilson bridge right now. noticing that sun glare which is wreaking havoc for folks traveling eastbound. but lighter volume from alexandria. passing route 50. express lanes are available. lighter volume than on a normal workday. 270 traveling down from gaithersburg. northbound no problems either. and back over to virginia at the springfield. the hov restrictions lifted today for 395, 95 and 366. and meters not enforced in montgomery county. no parking fees in prince georges county as well. that's a look at your fox 5 on time traffic. >> thank you very much. 7:45. coming up next. a special look at the women of the white house. good morning, holly.

>> reporter: good morning to you, tony. do you know the reason today is because of the first lady. you are right. we are live this morning at the shop at president's square. it has everything to do with a new series and the latest edition of a book. we'll tell you all about it live next on fox 5 morning news. stay with us.

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for our next story. proof the customer is always right. in this case, 90 proof. thanks to a social media outcry, the makers of makers mark bourbon says they won't cut the alcohol content. last week they announced they would cut the alcohol because of a supply shortage. >> what was that system? dipping the seal maybe. it was a red bat of liquid. good day to die hard. earning $25 million from friday to sunday. identity thief took the runner up spot followed by the weekend's other release safe haven. >> despite the die hard movie getting awful reviews. >> that's one of those movies people are going to go. >> a new tv series makes debut tonight.

first ladies. covers the role of the president's better halves. >> holly has more live. >> reporter: what we're learning is the secret to the president's success may be the women who stand beside them. we are doing it at a wonderful place. john joins me here at the shop at the president's square. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> this is an exciting day. >> it's appropriate for us. we were founded 50 years ago by mrs. kennedy who was looking for some way to share the white house with the american people through publications and other efforts and we've been around doing that since 1961. >> let's talk about the series that's going to premiere today and the importance of that. >> we're teaming up with cspan. and starting with president's day this year and ending next president's day.

it's really a comprehensive visual biography. >> did every first lady contribute? >> i think so. others made up for it with an exuberance. >> it is a tough job. don't get paid. >> but there are perks. >> if you want to find out about first ladies, i have the lifeline for you. this is her. this is alita black . so you've done the last 8 editions of the first lady's book. >> yes, i have. >> how many editions have there been? >> this is the 13th. >> the newest one is out. and it's available here . talk to me about the first ladies and the point of this book and what you get out of it.

>> the thing that's great about this book is it's written for the general public. short, sweet and to the point. and it's balanced. you get half of their family and what their life is like. and half of what they did. how they contributed to their husband's administration and to the welfare of the country. >> obviously , when a new edition comes out you add if there's a first lady. >> sure. >> how much do you have to go back and tweak and do we learn new? >> we learn something new everyday. history is not dead. we always find new stories. we get new documents . we get great vignettes to put in there. story about hail to the chief and sarah polk. >> really was your story. i stole your store y to tell the story. >> like this one when we went back and now we can talk about mrs. obama's contributions to the administration rather than

just her moving in when president obama was elected in 2012. certainly things to mrs. regan's biography. to mrs. fords. we'll look at mrs. clinton. one edition had two term first lady. next term had her as a senator. and the third had her as secretary of state. >> she must do something with her life. >> but all these women do. >> give us fun tidbits maybe people don't know about first ladies. >> when you think about having people to dinner. you think about the white house dinners. you think about it's show for ball gowns. really what happens is it's the women who decide who is going to sit next to each other. so who sits next to each other in white house major dinners impacts policy, trade, business deals. sometimes people even get engaged over those dinners.

>> two questions i have to get in. one, the movie lincoln. marry todd lincoln, was she really like that? >> sally fields nailed her. >> really? so in the end she said the only thing you are going to remember about me was i'm crazy. she was aware of that. >> what the country should remember is the bravery marry todd lincoln showed. her ability to visit wounded soldiers in battlefields. she gave everything she had. >> since you know everything about every first lady, if you could sit down and talk with one of them, who would it be? >> can i have a conversation? can i put three of them at a table. >> marry todd lincoln, nancy regan and he will nor roosevelt. >> there you go. i have got to get this book. you must sign it. myfoxdc.com is our web site. we have a link to the

white house historical association. come here to the shop. get the book. we're talking more about that new series. there's a cspan bus and we're getting on it. >> i love her enthusiasm. thank you, holly. time for our facebook fan of the day. we say hello to tia deinvite carter. for your chance to be tomorrow's fan of the day like our facebook page and post a comment below tia's divine picture. >> leads the nba west to all star victory. dave ross will join us live plus an update from nats spring training. >> summer will be here before you know it. if that's not enough motivation, coach g has tips from keep you from throwing in the towel. fox 5 morning news continues next. nues next.

this is fox 5 morning news. >> a tragic ending country singer mindy mccready is discovered dead. a look back at her career highlights and her struggles that made headlines. >> symptoms plagueing the pope described by a journalist. what his eye opening article reveals. >> and getting back on track. have you lost that new year's motivation. coach g is here with workout tricks to help you keep your resolution. good morning i'm tony perkins. >> and i'm allison seymour. happy you are starting off the week with us. happy president's day to you. >> hope you are relaxing this morning. tucker barnes is not relaxing. hard at work over in the weather center. >> for what, 12 hours now? >> you got that right. hope you are getting a chance to kickback on the couch under a blanket. it is cold. mixing those winds overnight and still feels like teens out there.

cold start to today. should be a little warmer yesterday. less windy than yesterday. should be more sunshine than yesterday. let's do numbers. at reagan national we're up to 25 now. still very cold 22 out at dulles. and much of the area still in the teens at this hour. one of our colder starts here. should be a beautiful day. look how quiet it is. clear skies from morgan town. just a few clouds today as high pressure builds on through. should be dealing with less wind than yesterday. start to push in warmer air overnight into tomorrow. here's your forecast. sunshine at 40 degrees. and i don't know if you noticed or not, the sun is setting a little later. setting at 5:49 tonight. >> we like. >> now, let's check in with

jeff newman for a look at on time traffic. >> on time traffic brought to you by toyota. >> on this holiday monday traveling northbound 95 from stafford county, you see the light volume in main and hov lanes. hov restrictions have been lifted for 95, 395 and 66. here we are inside the belt day traveling over toward the pentagon. no accidents, no incidents. light volume. to the outer loop , accident blocking the left lane as we travel around the springfield toward the bridge. not impeding the progress through alex an dri a. sunday traffic regulations. no meters enforced in the district. head over to the top side of the belt day through montgomery county. increased volume but travel lanes are open. no delays but 270. that's a look at

your fox 5 on time traffic. >> all right. thank you very much. new this morning, an apartment fire in herndon virginia has sent one person to the hospital. taken unconscious in the 12,000 block from water side-view drive. no word on their condition or how the fire began. it is now out. a separate fire in falls church is also out. there were no injuries there. >> new from montgomery county today, the search for a missing woman. we are showing you her picture. this is 22-year-old ashley funk. she lives in bronco place in german town but hasn't been seen in several weeks. this is her senior picture in 2008 for which she had blond hair tchlt she has long black hair. her family and

police are concerned for her emotional and physical well being. ashley funk. >> and our big story this morning, the world of country music is mourning the loss of mindy mccready. >> the singer who hit the top of the country charts before personal problems side tracked her career psied sunday from a self inflicted gunshot wound. her body was found on a porch. 10,000 angels and if i don't stay the night had a history of substance abuse. last month record producer david wilson, the father of her youngest child was found dead of a self inflicted gunshot wound in the same town. fellow musicians made tribute. leann rimes said my heart goes out to mindy

mccready. i knew her well, it's a horrible tragedy. addiction is a disease and not a character flaw. when the pain becomes too much, it causes people to want that pain to stop. she leaves behind two boys. a 6 year old and 10 month old. she was 37 years old. >> oscar pistorius puts his track career on hold while he fights a murder charge in connection to his model girlfriend's death. the double amputee has been forced to cancel all future races so he can focus on defending himself. reeva steenkamp was shot four times inside his south african home. over the weekend it was revealed police found a bloody cricket bat in his house. a bond hearing is set for tomorrow. >> closer to home is a deadline to avoid spending cuts.

congress goes on vacation. >> that means when law makers return, they will have one week to strike a deal. melanie alnwick is live on capitol hill now with the latest. melanie, how likely is it a deal can be made by march 1st? >> reporter: i don't know. doesn't sound very optimistic . even the white house says it is doing everything they can to avoid sequester. there is a sense of resignation that the sequester is a real possibility whether it kicks in for a few weeks or full 10 year term. among the programs bracing for these cut backs, head start for pre-schoolers, department of agriculture looking at cutting back food inspections. loan guarantees will be hit. every federal agency will have to cut budget beginning march 1st. it is part of a deal made in exchange for raising the debt ceiling in 2011. $1.2 trillion over 10 years.

now as the deadline approaches, republicans are looking to president obama to offer a workable solution. >> it was requested by the president. it was his idea. signed into law by him. >> what the president failed to mention was the sequester was his idea. >> that economists across the country tell us is needed to stabilize the debt over the next 10 years. >> reporter: the democratic proposals would reduce the budget cuts and replace those with tax hikes. republicans have said absolutely not. not going to go for more revenue since they feel they did enough in december. so you can really see the divisions here and not a lot of room for compromise. >> melanie, thank you. >> in other news this morning, it appears there will be a confirmation vote for chuck hagel as the next defense

secretary of gop opponents stalled the former senator's bid and challenged past statements. votes on nuclear weapons and criticism of george w bush's administration. now those opponents and that includes senator john mccain says there have been enough time and likely proceed when senators come back to work next week. also in washington, a leaked immigration proposal from the white house is drawing harsh criticism from republicans. the draft bill leaked to usa today will create a special visa for illegal immigrants allowing them to stay in the u.s. while they wait for permanent legal status. the president is using the leak to gain a political edge. bipartisan deal is also in the works which would require full boarder security. >> a virginia family has a vested interest in the result of a vote in the virginia senate today. vote on a bill that

would make it easier for parents, guardians or other representatives to get access to a minor's online account after the minor's death. ricky and diane rash hunted for clues into their teenage son's suicide. but were blocked from accessing his facebook page until estate could be settled because of privacy laws. >> there are plenty of president's day events in our area today. goes from 1 until 3 this afternoon. the reviewing stand is near city hall's i assume market square. mount vernon is throwing a market bath. wreath laying ceremony. 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. >> 8:09 now on this monday morning. still ahead, pain at the pump. gas prices creep up

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welcome back. about 8:13. the nationals are racing through mount rushmore. bill and teddy left last week. going to meet george, abe and tom there later today. fans can vote who wins by voting on twitter. >> william taft. they aren't used to it yet. >> all right. here's tucker barnes now with not just the weather but -- >> the cuteness factor of the day. we need it. we need to be warmed up. >> warmup factor of the day. time now for our officially called my first 5 photo of the day.

new love here, everybody. >> love the name. >> on the far left and far right we have twins. a picture of 4 year old twins taylor and taytum holding their sister trinity. love it. >> love those names. >> love those smiles. >> look at trinity. my sisters have me. >> they got my back. >> really cute picture. >> very cute. >> obviously, they have beautiful smiles. to send us your child's picture go to myfoxdc.com and click on mornings. >> i love it. >> love the picture. >> beautiful girls. >> let's do temperatures. you are going to want to put on a jacket. get the puffy jacket. we've fallen back in the teens and 20s. 25 in washington. 17 degrees. 12

in buffalo. i don't know if we have it on our map here. very cold in florida. hard freeze warnings. showing us all morning how cold the nationals were. temperatures overnight have fallen back into the 20s and 30s. finally warmer air out towards st. louis. that will be our weather tomorrow. up ter 40s near 50s. that will start with this afternoon. highs around here to get close to 40 this afternoon. and that's after yesterday, much of the region yesterday didn't get above the freezing mark. satellite radar, partly cloudy tonight. and tomorrow clouds will increase. early tomorrow a period of freezing rain transitioning to rain. or just showers tomorrow afternoon as the warmer temperatures move in. there's your accu weather 7 day forecast. could be a period of freezing rain. generally rain tomorrow with highs about 50.

maybe a wintery mix around here on friday. that's a look at weather. traffic one more time from jeff newman. as always, you look great. >> likewise. i'm glad i'm not on camera. i'm still under the covers with three sweatshirts on. i do have a tie on. around the inner loop of the beltway into virginia through montgomery county, manageable volume. what is today? it is a holiday. federal government, courts, and schools closed helping out the volume. no problems to report as you travel around the inner loop. and continuing over to the legion bridge. 395 at the 14th street bridge. no accidents and hov restrictions lifted today this morning on 395, 95 and 66. one more look over to prince georges county as you pass route 50. running incident free

prince georges and montgomery counties. that's a look at your fox 5 on time traffic. >> thank you, jeff. in today's -- go tony. in today's sports breakfast, the caps turn around comes to an end. >> and a woman is making a name in nascar. >> oh, she's made a name. >> we know the name danica. >> she could go by one name. >> she could. she's that big of a star. the caps, it's a brief set back. we're hoping a one game set back. tucker is right. down right cold in florida over the weekend. and that's not what the boys of summer they go down there for spring training. i talked to frank robinson. the first year the nats were in existed. i said i don't know maybe in the cages. i'm 70. i can look good in the cages.

this is you go down there normally warm weather. but brice harper and the boys all bundled up. we're going to check in with scott smith next hour in florida. and i just talked to him on the phone. it's still cold. we'll get an update as to what's going on there. the caps yesterday, a minor set back for them up in new york where it was so cold. up there in the world's most famous arena. since last year's great semi final. the caps beaten boston in the first round had that great series with the rangers. sadly lost in 7 games up here. tough place to play. the king as they like to call him is the equalizing goal and they would go on to get the game winner in the third period. caps fall 2-1. they are playing better hockey. and hoped he was good yesterday.

couldn't stop that one there. i don't want to say turned the corner but just by watching the game even in defeat, the effort is certainly there. no question about how hard the team is trying to play. a lot of good looks. couldn't get any of those to go. the nba all star game we kid it a lot. they play zero defense. there was a stop in the 4th quarter. this is the majority of what yo. that's what they are. exhibitions. kobe bryant here who had the stop in the 4th quarter. representing the dmv very well. i love this play. watch blake griffin. one hand throw down. one more for good measure. west beats the east. i agree with allison no traveling. thought he took 4

steps. >> that's 281 combined points. that's crazy. >> that's an all star game. >> talking about danica patrick. and she could go by one name at this stage. next sunday the great american race. she will be in the pole position basically starting off in front of the rest of the field to begin that race. it's never happened. a woman has never held that position. she gets congratulations here from jeff gordon. her highest lap yesterday 196.4 miles per hour. that's getting it done pretty good around a track. it's not a novelty any more. she's a driver. she just wants to be respected by her peers out there. and as you saw by jeff gordon, hey, she can drive. we know she can drive. people will be watching that one next sunday. >> very good. thank you much. >> you got it.

>> good stuff. >> slapped by a stranger. coming up, a crying baby is hit by a fellow passenger on a plane. this morning, find out about the charges that man is now facing. >> plus, honoring the women of the white house. holly is going behind the scenes of a new cspan show show casing the first ladies of america. we'll be right back. 

back now with a fox 5 follow up. a 4 year old girl remains in critical condition following an early morning house fire on sunday. the fire broke out at this home on 33rd street in southeast around 3:00 a.m. several other people inside the home were taken to the hospital for burns and smoke inhalation but have since been released. 46-year-old jeremy calvary lewis is charged with felony threats and simple assault. he was making threats against one of the women living at the home while crews worked to put the flames out. >> dc police trying to track down the person behind the wheel of a deadly hit and run. just after 10:30 saturday night a pedestrian fell into the crosswalk and was hit. 100 block of m street northeast near

the noma galadett. if you have any information, please call district police. >> a murder investigation is underway after a you know university of maryland student was stabbed to death. edmond saint clair was stabbed as the campus celebrated home coming on saturday night. university officials say police are telling them they do not believe it was a random crime and may have been the result of an on-going dispute. >> 8:25 now on this president's day monday. a meteor aftermath. firsthand look at what t explosion left behind. >> new details about the pope's ailing health. what a journalist is revealing. we're back after this. it's 8:25. 

 this is my friend didiane. she's played by the rules her whole life. but then the rules flew right out the window. having just lost her husband, she stepped up and adopted her three grandkids, while working full time and caring for her brother, eddie, with cerebral palsy. i get the three children up. i walk andrew at eight i drop olivia off at eight thirty. spend a few minutes at emilio's school. i stop at the grocery store, and then i might do some laundry that has to be done. and then i have about five minutes. the baby sitter comes in and then i go to work. i'm not back home again until 11:30 at night. hard as she works, it's still a struggle to keep up with the bills and stay warm at night. when we asked the biggest oil companies to help families in need, only citgo, the people of venezuela, and president hugo chavez responded. thanks to them, citizens energy is able to deliver millions of gallons of fuel to families just like diane's.

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making headlines here at home and around the world, a teenager is shot to death in chicago just a day after her sister attended a speech by president obama. the topic was gun violence. 18 year janea was shot friday. the bullet was meant for a friend she was with at the time. police are questioning two people in connection with the shooting. >> an idaho man accused of slapping a crying baby has been fired from his job. agc air air screamed racial slurs at the 2 year old who began to fuss when the plane started to descend and slapped him with an open hand. he is charged with assaulting a minor. >> britain's environment

secretary wants to revamp food testing. comments come weeks after traces of horse meet turn up. millions of products have been pulled from store shelves. not including the u.s. agreed to begin random dna checks on meat products. >> meteorite hunters are rushing to a town in central russia hoping to find fragments of space rock on friday. >> scientists say tests confirmed 53 small rocks found near a lake are pieces of the meteor. a crater in the ice opened up after friday's explosion. russia's leading classified web site has been busy with sellers claiming to have meteorite fragments. clean up from damage caused by the

blast continues. a sonic boom shattered glass from windows for many miles. >> as i learned after this, it's a meteor up there. if it crashes, it's a meet i don't remember item meteorite. >> they were sending divers down into the lake. >> they cut out a piece of the ice. >> kind of weird stuff. science fiction comes to life. >> pretty rare. around here, cold. cold enough it feels like we're in central russia. temperature inside the teens and 20s to start your day. warm it up to 40 later. going to feel pretty good. it will be fine. >> you also like the cold. >> i've tried to spin forth. if you prefer 85

and sunny, this is not your day. >> around this time, i'm ready for spring. >> what i like to do is compare. compared to yesterday, today is going to feel much more comfortable. yesterday featured 34 and winds blowing at 40 miles an hour. not going to be hard to do better than that. >> tony? >> do you have maps coming up. >> i'm waiting patiently for them to come up. 25 in washington. 27 in leonard town. 18 in manassas. and 19 in hagerstown. obviously, it's cold out there. and still got winds here out of the north and west. most of the region feels like teens. lots of layers going to be out early. relatively good news. it will be up near 40 today with less sunshine. here are your windchill numbers. 16 is what it feels like. 13 in baltimore. 20 this morning in leonard town.

16 out at dulles . you get the sense of what's going on here. the winds will shift out of the south later today up ahead of our next system which will bring us warmer air tomorrow. upper 40s to 50 tomorrow afternoon. high pressure. nice and quiet. so we are definitely on the cold side of things. even for february, temperatures running 10 degrees below average. out to the west, cloud cover and that's our next system. going to slide in here later tonight. if the precipitation gets started early enough. parts of the area well out to the west. could be dealing with sleet or perhaps freezing rain transitioning to rain. for the rest of us, cold rain tomorrow morning and during the afternoon hours, warm it up near 50. future accu weather 7 day. freezing rain transitioning to rain tomorrow. again, best chance of freezing well will be well west of town.

wednesday, thursday look nice. sunshine. and maybe a winter y mix around here friday. that's weather, tony, allison, back to you at the desk. >> thank you very much. as pope benedict blessed 100,000 pilgrims yesterday, new details of his ailing healthy merged. >> poor health in advancing age as a reason forgiving up the papacy. wisdom is live in the news room with the latest on this. wisdom, good morning. >> good morning to you. details was published in the german magazine focus. news of the article is your tased as he made one of his last appearances yesterday. a german journalist says when he last saw him, he seemed to have gone blind in one eye, his hearing was fail and going so thin that tailors had trouble fitting him for clothes.

pope benedict was aware of his fast physical powers. benedict is the first pope to voluntarily step down in more than 600 years. his speech made yesterday made no reference to this decision but he did ask the loyal pilgrims to pray for him and the next pope. >> i think he couldn't stand to see any more within the church. >> maybe he has health problems but there's also problems inside the church. many things have happened that we're not aware of but he knows what problems he should face. >> traditionally vatican cardinal hz wait 15 to 20 days to vote for the new pope. the conclave may start sooner with rev rends saying open to interpretation. tony and allison, back to you.

>> thank you very much. >> thanks, wisdom. hugo chavez back home after under going two months of medical treatment. sent out a series of messages. one said he will continue treatments in venezuela. >> now to a consumer alert and bad news for drivers. prices at the pump continue to rise. the national average now stands at 367 a gallon. that's a record high this time of year. oil analyst with gasbuddy.com says he surprised to see the price jump when demand is low. and now concerned what might happen next month. the rising price of crowd oil is to blame. the white house easter egg roll. ticket lottery opens this thursday at 10:00 a.m.

runs through february 25th and results will be released on march 1st. the easter egg role which takes place on the south lawn is set for monday april 1st. >> speaking out. coming up hear from jesse jackson june i don't remember's family days after he is slapped with federal charges. >> royal outrage. a magazine publishes new photos of a pregnant kate in a bikini. the latest on a growing swim suit scandal. we'll be right back.  ♪ you signed up weeks ago

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welcome back. members of jesse jackson junior's family is speaking out after he was charged with misusing campaign funds. charged with using $750,000 of campaign money for personal use. prosecutors alleged that includes $10,000 of brucely memorabilia. already agreed -- awaiting his sentence. >> still under a strict regimen with the doctors and he's had to deal with the compounding issues of his health as well as legal issues. >> we love our brother very

much and support him. we will stand with him until the end of time. >> the former congressman faces up to five years behind bars. his wife sandy jackson has also been charged with falsifying tax returns. >> despite objections from the royal family, an australian magazine has published photos of the pregnant duchess of cambridge. taken on a beach and show kate in a bikini. the photos were first published by an italian magazine which show baby bump. mixed reactions among residents in australia. >> they just look like they are having a good time. if she was really worried about it, she wouldn't be prancing around in a bikini anyway. >> paying people big money to spy on these people when they

should be allowed to have privacy on the beach. >> the australian magazines paid $150,000 to publish the images. the photos haven't been published by british media. >> it is now 8:42 on this monday morning president's day. keeping your new year's resolution. if you've fallen off the workout bandwagon, coach g is here to help you get back on. holly is live with a preview of a new show highlighting the women behind the most powerful men. >> reporter: really fascinating stuff. if you are looking for a way to celebrate president's day. i have two ideas for you. one tonight. the series called first ladies in image. why it's so important. and you can come on cspan bus. it has rolled into town and it is ready for you. tell you all about that live next. stay with us.

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latest tv program from cspan. covering the lives of the women of the white house. holly morris joins us live from president's square in northwest in the cspan bus. i didn't even know they had one. >> reporter: i didn't either. you know how long they've had this bus? >> how long? >> 20 years. >> what? >> yes. started out as a school bus. but it has grown and they travel the nation and teach young people and old people alike about things about this country we live in. we are focusing on the first ladies and doing so with anita mcbride. you really are dedicated to teaching people about the role of the first lady in general. >> i am. i'm excited about this series kicking off today for a lot of reasons. there's a growing interest in our country about the first lady.

and i am at american university where i dedicate the majority of my time directing a series of conferences. >> have you seen some of the show? >> i have seen a little bit. some of the clips. i know about a number of the interviews that have gone into putting this series together and being a member i am proud of the partnership. >> you will be on a panel where people will get to ask you questions, what's the number one questions? >> what is life really like in the white house? should be a normal life. it's hard to lead a private life when you are in the public eye but that really does fall a lot to the first lady to create a sanction wary as a family life inside that wond her full building we know as the white house. it's possible. >> what do you think people would be most surprised to learn about mrs. bush? >> how funny she is.

what a great sense of humor she has and a wonderful laugh. it's fun to be with her. people are always struck by how calm her demeanor always seems to be in public. she's like that in private too. >> really? what do you think people don't understand the most about the job of being the first lady. >> i think it's a very complex job. you are the most visible woman in the world really. but you have this position that has no statutory authority. no position description and each person comes into it have to go create their own role. and really decide how they want to use their influence. i think throughout our history, the thread that is common for them is the privilege they all feel to serve the american people. very vested interest in the success of the president and who happens to be their husband. >> it's been a priefb los angeles to chat this morning. now, since we are on board

this lux uroee bus. i'm going to make my way to jessica. i did not know this was around for 20 years. >> it's been around for 20 years and started as a school bus and traveling the country since going to schools, universities trying to show what cspan is and learn more about washington. >> going to be here this afternoon. people can come on board. >> we'll be open from 12 to 3 p.m. if you are around the white house area, you can come on board. >> show us some of the touch screen things we can do. >> we have four touch screens. we use these when student s and the public come on to show you how you can access cspan as a resource. in regards to the first lady series we have our cspan web sites. go to the first lady series right here. and it pops up everything you want to know about this

series taking place. the 40 segments we're going to be doing. >> really cool. and this web site you can look up on your own computer as well. there's a little interactive area. >> there are quizzes. if you want to test your trivia. the three branches of government, you can do that. >> let's see what we know about the first lady. which first lady was the first to appear on a postage stamp. am i right? marsha washington. i was excited. now i'm depressed. myfoxdc.com is our web site . we have a link to the historical association. first ladies image and influence appears tonight 9:00. more of the wonderful programs coming up in our 9:00 hour. back to you. >> thank you so much.

did you promise yourself six-pack abs for the new year? or that you'd lose 20 pounds? you may be a little discourage. wait a minute, not so fast. coach g says you may be getting in your own way. owner of coach g fitness here in dc and beautiful rome. we're talking about italy. you said no it's not georgia. it is rome italy. go visit coach g 's studio. good morning. >> good morning. >> i see you got your workout gear. >> i'm ready to go. i wish i could say i would do this with you but i cannot tell a lie. you will show the perfect form. we don't want to waste the viewer's time. 6 weeks after the new year and we're like okay i can't do this. but you can do it right? >> you are right. 6 weeks ago,

high energy, ready. new goals for the new year. and things are getting monotonous. time to change things up. i like to tell people, time to rework the workout. >> and here's motivation. i heard it's 10 0 days until swim suit season. here's another way why we got to get in shape. >> definitely. this is a time when you can try new classes. any type of variety. something to change up your routine. that -- fall into the rut and the routine. and remember your body adapts very quickly. the more we change things up the more we're going to get that beach body. and that will keep us motivated. >> we talked about a study. if you are working out too much, your body is tired. you are

doing a detriment to a workout. so four strong days versus 6 days. >> you are exactly right. a lot of people don't realize the workout is just as important as the rest time. so that's why when we're out and not getting proper sleep, sometimes you can be working out all the time but not getting proper sleep. >> amen to that. if we're bored, you can put a spark. >> definitely. one thing that's holding people back is sometimes people get injured and a lot of that is we haven't solidified foundation. our core and core strengthing is core. >> going to show us something? >> i like to show these body weight exercises. this is a normal plank. this is something you can do in the office, at home or if you have time to go to the gym.

come up to your toes and holding this in. >> okay. >> don't have to do a lot of motion. >> for how long? >> if you are just starting off. 15-20 seconds. but have a goal to a minute. you add leg lifting or reach arms straight out. variations we can go into. >> you make that look easy. it's not easy. i tried to do a pushup with my daughter, i could not do one regular pushup. i do need to call you. >> you can get on up. >> when you talked about a pushup, help intensify your core. >> please do tell. >> these are not girl pushups. >> thank you for saying that. >> down to our pushup position.

we're going to add a little reach out. if you have a partner or working out with someone, reach and a clap. forces muscles to keep stabilized. >> i might need to reach to call for help. need to work-up to that point. technology is getting in on this. how are cool ways technology -- >> one thing that never leaves our side is our handy dandy phone. i'm preaching one app called my fitness pal. we're definitely able to not only have a food journal and a calorie counter but logs your exercises. the best part about it is it's social. say you and i are my fitness pal friends but let's say that you maybe fell off the wagon for a week ofyour exercises, i would get a message and it would tell me allison

needs a little -- >> poke. >> exactly. >> it's called my fitness pal. >> i don't think i'm going to friend you. thanks for all your good advice. myfoxdc.com for coach g's information and get a refresher on the floor exercises we did today. we'll be right back. . i'm just in love with the flavor. i get mine black. i don't want to take away from that pure taste. so smooth, no bitterness. it's awesome. there's no other taste like it. america runs on dunkin' coffee. [ humming ] [ babbling ] the cheerios bandit got you again? [ both laugh ]

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let's go ahead and bring it online. attention on site, attention on site. now starting unit nine. some of the world's cleanest gas turbines are now powering some of america's biggest cities. siemens. answers. this is fox 5 morning news. good monday morning i'm allison seymour. >> and i'm tony perkins. it's a bitter cold start to this president's day. coming up in our 9:00 hour. >> stars remember country singer mindy mccready who took her life yesterday. the troubled past and the family she leaves behind. >> new wheels could mean more money down the road. we are chatting li